Inland American Real Estate Trust, Inc. - FORM 8-K - June 14, 2011

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549

FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  June 14, 2011 (June 13, 2011)

INLAND AMERICAN REAL ESTATE TRUST, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Maryland (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		000-51609 (Commission File Number)		34-2019608 (IRS Employer Identification No.)
2901 Butterfield Road Oak Brook, Illinois 60523 (Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(630) 218-8000 (Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
N/A (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item

7.01.

Regulation FD Disclosure.

Attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K is a copy of a letter from Inland American Real Estate Trust, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Registrant”), to its stockholders.  The letter was mailed on or about June 13, 2011.  The full text of the letter is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein solely for purposes of this Item 7.01 disclosure.

On June 14, 2011, the Registrant issued a press release.  A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein solely for purposes of this Item 7.01 disclosure.

The information in this Item 7.01 disclosure, including Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that Section.  In addition, the information in this Item 7.01 disclosure, including Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, shall not be incorporated by reference into the filings of the Registrant under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item

9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)

Exhibits

99.1

Inland American Real Estate Trust, Inc. letter to stockholders, dated June 13, 2011

99.2

Press Release dated June 14, 2011

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

INLAND AMERICAN REAL ESTATE TRUST, INC.

Date:	June 14, 2011	By:	/s/ Jack Potts
		Name:	Jack Potts
		Title	Principal Accounting Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.

Description

99.1

Inland American Real Estate Trust, Inc. letter to stockholders, dated June 13, 2011

99.2

Press Release dated June 14, 2011

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